Is CVE-2026-101884 exploited in the wild?

No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-101884 being exploited in the wild.

How severe is CVE-2026-101884?

High severity, with a CVSS score of 7.5, published 30 September 2026.

Which products and versions are affected?

Openclaw Windows Node before 2026.7.1.

Is there a fix for CVE-2026-101884?

A patch was published on 2026-07-01: Fix released in version 2026.7.1 Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

How is CVE-2026-101884 attacked?

It is attacked over the network, in a hosted service.

Am I affected by CVE-2026-101884?

Check whether you run Openclaw Windows Node at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

CVE-2026-101884: OpenClaw Windows Node environment-variable injection in system.run

CVE-2026-101884 · Severity: high · CVSS 7.5 · Published 2026-09-30

OpenClaw Windows Node is a component that executes system commands. Its environment-variable sanitizer fails to block dangerous variables like GIT_CONFIG_*, DOTNET_STARTUP_HOOKS, and JAVA_TOOL_OPTIONS, allowing attackers with gateway or agent access to inject code into allowlisted tools and achieve arbitrary code execution on Windows systems running the vulnerable node.

Technologies: Openclaw Windows Node. Vendors: Openclaw.

Quick answers

Is CVE-2026-101884 exploited in the wild?: No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-101884 being exploited in the wild.
How severe is CVE-2026-101884?: High severity, with a CVSS score of 7.5, published 30 September 2026.
Which products and versions are affected?: Openclaw Windows Node before 2026.7.1.
Is there a fix for CVE-2026-101884?: A patch was published on 2026-07-01: Fix released in version 2026.7.1 Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.
How is CVE-2026-101884 attacked?: It is attacked over the network, in a hosted service.
Am I affected by CVE-2026-101884?: Check whether you run Openclaw Windows Node at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

Technical details

The ExecEnvSanitizer in system.run has an incomplete blocklist of dangerous environment variables, failing to filter GIT_CONFIG_* prefixes, DOTNET_STARTUP_HOOKS, and JAVA_TOOL_OPTIONS. Attackers with gateway or agent access can supply these environment variables to trigger code injection in git, dotnet, or java interpreters. The vulnerability requires existing access to the OpenClaw system and is fixed in version 2026.7.1 and later.

Affected products

OpenClaw Windows Node before 2026.7.1

Timeline

2026-09-30: disclosed
2026-07-01: patched: Fix released in version 2026.7.1

References

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